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SPANISH PAPERS. VICH, AUG. 22.—The Junta here has received from that of Gerona the-following advices, of the date the igth instant After the enemy bad precipitately abandoned the geld, taking their way to Barcelona and Figueras, the most aetive exertions were made to pursue them in both direalons by Don FRANCISCO Mmitis, and Don Juaa CLARO9 ; the former following them with the Troops under his command along the shore, and the latter by the way of AmPurdan. When the French arrived at Calella and the neigh- bouring villages, near the coast, they were surprised by a vigorous fire, which some English Frigates, and the small squ9dron of S. FELICI, commenced upon them. This obliged them to abandon their artillery, consisting of six pieces of cannon and a howitzer, and seventy - waggons with provisions, part of which they burned themselves. The resistance to the enemy was rapidly communicated along the coast, as far as St. Boyse, and all the villages sent out armed parties to meet them : 600 men came out . from Santa Coloma, 400 from Hostalrich, and 2,000 were colleaed at St. Boyse, for the same pur pose. We may therefore hope the most complete success over the enemy, who flies, attacked and harassed on ail sides. The other French Division having arrived at Llers, imposed on that and the neighbouring village's an exorbitant contribution of wine and meal, which, ,however, they could not eolle&, as the General Conde DE CA LDAGiJES im mediately marched by the way of Lerida, to join his forces to those of CLAROS, in order to cut off their retreat.- 7 -(Opiecio Gazette, Sept. 14.) CAOIZ, AUG. t y.—The greater part of the pri soners which have arrived here from the armies of DutioNr and JUNQT, Italians, Germans, and Poles, ltilve enlisted among our troops, and seem to be Well cont,ented with their situation. They have in creased our Militia by more. than 600 men. VALENCIA, SEPT. 2.—Letters, worthy of credit, received here from Cadiz, say, that Sir Hzw DAL RYMPLE, the-Governor of Gibraltar, will go with a great Expedition to the Coast of Italy, in order to Make a powerful diversion. It is also saicli_that he cape 1s every moment an English convoy, which will bring 40, - 000 muskets, 40,000 quintals of powder, 100,000 complete uniforms, a great num ber of pieces of cloth, and other articles. MADRID, SEPT. 3.—It is to day reported here that three Frenchmen have made an attempt to as sassinate General R11.A.F0,,F ; they, however, failed of accomplishing their purpose, and were all appre- Lended. A Courier has arrived from Aranda with advice, that MONcEY, who commands the vanguard at Pancorbo, had been obliged to make a retrograc:e movement, after having lost more than too men. GERONA, AUG. 13.—0 n the 3d instant a poor madman disappeared from this city, and on the .sth, presented himself to the most illustrious Junta, deli vering to them certain proclamations and papers in Wench and Spanish, with the following letter : ARMY OF THE EASTERN PYRENEES. " Head-quarters !More Gerona, Aug: 5, 1808. To the 11iembers composing the Junta of Go vernment in Gerona . . . GENTr..t;MEN—His Excellency the General in Chief D&HESME, having hitherto dismissed to their homes, without any injury or hurt, all the peasants whom his soldiers have brought to him, though they pave been for`the most part taken with arms in their hands, he has given me orders to'restore to your city this man, who came out ofit the day before yesterday, and Liss been taken by the advanced gUards. Though every thing indicates that this person has cone forth i,vithoht the walls as a spy, or to disperse proclama tions, yet the principles of humanity which charac terise his Excellency the General in Chief, haVe in `duced him rather to permit one guilty person to es cape, than to punish' a man who is, perhaps, inno cent. Ori thiS account he hasiordered me to send him to you, and 1 beg you, Gentlemen, to acknow ledge the receipt of th i s.' I have the honour, &c. • DEVAL'X, • " Chief of the Staff, and Major General of thc•besieging Arm } ." The illustrious Junta of Gerona having considered the preceding Letter, and the printed papers which ~ .vere to be insinuated along with 'it, resolved to bend them back accompanied with others, which should giVeinformation to the French army as to kvhat, they were perhaps ignOrant of, and that they Might know as soon as possible,' that the Spanish Nation Was . very far from permitting itself to be de hided by their tantaStiC enclosing at the same time the following Address To THE GENERAL IN CHIEF DUHES3 , IE• ' " GerUna,' Aug. 5. - " EXCELLENT SIR,—We admire the trait' of ,hu- Inanity which your EXcellency has discOvered in &ending back a fool, who, in consequence of insanity, without any bbje&, fled from this city three days ago; and whom, being examined, your Excellency Could 'not have failed to recognise as such, knOrwing at the same time that your troops, in. the attack of 6rrioli, 'on* the 3d instant, aaed with the greatest in humanity towards two soldiers of the regiment of Roias, and one of the Volunteers of 'Barcelona, who baying alone surrendered, and being wounded be.: sides, were murdered in cold blood, against every la'w bf nations. ' ' • iriCe the commencement of oar hor,tilities, mare thqn hoe French prisorierS have been sent into ihis place and remitted to 'the interior,- where, in every instance, hu•nanity'and their . :nisfurtunes have bell . r6Pet z ied: ; They' have been treated 'as religion and Spanish generosity required.. The French Cum; tassioaei Scuninv IT, your Aides-de•Camp, and ether (Ace*, live and exist, and have been treated conformably to their rank and character. They cart inform you of the truth of what we now say. " On the 20th of June, yonr Excellency attacked this city, and particularly the suburb of St. Clara, where several French soldiers remained prisoner 4 and wounded. They were concluded to the hospital, where they were taken care of, and attended as if they had been our brothers ; for Spaniards combat their enemies. front to front, with arms in .their hands ; but when they are wounded or disarmed, they no longer consider them as enemies, but as prisoners and christians. In fine, not a drop of French blood has been spilt in this city, because re ligion and Spanish magnanimity are deeply engraved oh the hearts of its inhabitants. If your Excellency does not restrain the excesses of your soldiers, who, befOre our eyes, burn, lay wai4e, and destroy our harvests and our houses, carrying on war in a way: unheard of, and hitherto unknown among civilized Nations, your Excellency will have to repent of it when it is too late." Don FEANetseo DE MILANS has sent an account to the Junta of this city, dated the It th inst. of the attack which he sustained with the troops under his command, frona the French in the environs of this city. The following is a part of the relation : " Yesterday evening- having advanced with my troops to harass the enemy, aid seized all the points which appeared to me convenient; I ordered one corn pany to attack them in their encampment. Our ene mies took to their arms, and, advancing against our troops, they attempted to force the point three times with infantry. Not being able to dislodge us, they resolved to attack me upon the left, making a thousand manoeuvres with their cavalry before they attemptedi it ; but they were received with valour by a com pany placed there in concealment, which drove them balck with great loss. At last, after having attacked me on five points, the enemy was driven back, and forced to make a hasty retreat, only three of our troops being wounded. The officers and troops be haved with the greatest bravery, and Don JUAN CA RAGOL having distinguished himself, I have made him my Aid-de-Camp." Yesterday the Junta of this city received a letter from General DUHESAIE, in which he says, " that having received formal orders from his Majesty JOSEPH King of Spain and the Indies, to keep in, consideration the city of Gerona, in case of its submission to his authority, with the assurance of oblivion for all that has passed, whatever it may be, I propose to your Excellencies that you should Send Deputies to treat for the surrender of the city of Ge vona, otherwise I shall forthwith engage in the ope rations of a vigorous siege, which will commence with the ruin and conflagration of the city. How ever much calumniated by many of their writings, I am nevertheless persua.d.td, , that sensible and ,tvell meaning people, as also the soldiers' that are among you, will do justice to my frankness, and to ,the de sire which I feel to prevent the misfortunes winch impend over this unhappy city. .1 beg a prompt answer from your Excellencies." Tile General Junta of ibis city unanimously re turned the following answer : " EXCELLENT SlR—The Junta has received your letter of to-day : and they reply, by doing themselves the lionoirr i to inform you, that. from the moment when this city devoted itself to the just cause, they foresaw the evils which you threaten. They are not intimidated, but abide with constancy by their first resolution, and in the belief that, they do not want means to defend it. God keep , your. ENcelleticy Many years. (Signed) " JULIAN DE BOLIBA, ANTONIO ()WELL', MARTIN D BURGUES, NARCiSo DE BURGUES Y DR CARAMANI." " Gerona, August tz, 1808." MADRID, AtTG. 30.—The General Direetory of Posts and Roads, consisting of the Signiors . Don MANUEL DE REVILLA, Doll JUAN DEL CASTILLO, Don FERNANDO DE LA SERNA, Don JUAN CJARCIA DE VILLA, Don FRANCISCO NOJUEZ, and Don JUAN FACUNM) CABALLERO, have not acknowledged nor sworn to the Bayonne Constitution. They have. made a public declaration to this effe6t, for the abovementioned Signiors being honorary Ministers of the Supreme Council of Action, it might have been believed, that they were included in the oath taken by that Supreme Tribunal. It was also omitted to be noticed in the Gazette of the 16th, that neither did Don JUAN ARIAS DE SAAVEDRA, Don MANUEL PEREZ DE LEMA, and the Conde De GUZMAN, concur in taking that oath. The Royal Council of Orders, on the 223 instant, in the Church of S. Felipe Neri, assisted at a solenfn mass. and Te Drum, celebrated on account of the news of the evacuation and flight of the French troops from the environs of Saragossa. His Excellency the Baron DE STROGONOFF, Mi nister Plenipotentiary of 'Russia, meaning to absent himself for a time from this capital,-has given notice to all those who may have any demands upon him, to deliver them in at the house of the said Minister, to he examined by the Baron Mon Non Etm, Secretary of Legation, who has ,full powers to that etfeet. FROM THE OVIEDO GAZETTE, SEFT. 3. Letter from Major PHILIP KRATINGE ROCHE, one of His 'Britannic Majesty's Military Commissioners : Addressed to Me Supreme Assembly of the Pro vince of Asturias. " DIOST EXCELLENT SIRS, " I feel it my duty to avail myself of the earliest opportunity to acquaint you, that having on the I3th ultiMo received a pressing solicitation from the Suprethe Junta of Bilboa, requesting as well my . presence there, as an immediate supply of arms, am tnunition, and money, I lost not a moment in inaking the necessary arrangements to comply with their wishes, and was fortunately enabled to get under way frotil the port of Gijon, in his Majesty's Ship, Seine, at day break, on the morning of the 14th fol lowing; having under convoy an English Brig laden with atrabundant 'supply of,every description Aof mi litary stores; takitig alsuwith me two hundred thou sand dollars for the use Of . the' Province' of Biscay. k;arly on the morning of aft') igit;,' we brought to off the Port of Bilboa, and 1 instantly dispatched a Spanish Officer with a letter to the . Junta, inform iug theM of m'y at rival ; but 4cign, to my great mor T tification, learned tjiat a French corps, to the 'amount Of near five thousand men, was at the same moment entering the town, having defeated (thotigh noi 'with out considerabilogs, and after a very spirited reiist ar;.e) a body ,of about t , a - o thousand of the armed inhabitauts. " Under these circumstances, I- immediately formed-the resolution of attempting to rally and arm the pectple, :and with this view.disembarked at Cas tro, a town four leagues to the 'Westward; but the enemy receiving information of my design, instantly pushed forward their cavalry, and it was not until the evening of the 22d, at - the earnest entreaties of the MagisteateS and people, that I quitted the town, the French having threatened to burn it to 'the ground. "I'however brought Off .with me 2500 stand of new Spanish arms, captured from the enemy, and which I have the honour to present to thii Supreme Junta. The numerous atrocities committed by the ,French in Bilboa exceed all belief, and surpass in their nature all the former aEls of murder, plunc'er, and violence, which has stamped with eternal in famy the. French name through Spin ;„and will, I trnst and hope, atStuate - every good Spaniard to pre for a glorious death to witnessing - a repetition of such' disgrace to his country. I have the honour to be, most Excellent,Sirs, " Your respectful and obedient bumble Sqvant, " P. K. ROCHE, ." One of his Britannic Majestx's Commissioners." ADDRESS OF MAJOR ROCHE TO THE BISCAVANS. BRAVE AND NOBLE BOCAYANS, " The eyes of all Europe are upon you—the mo ment of your deliverance is at hand—the sacred flame of patriotism and of loyalty, so dear to every Spailish heart, rapidly spreading over this great king dom, has burst forth in your enlightened Province. Already are you panting to share with your gallant and noble countrymen in arms, the honour, of expelling from your territories the vile slaves of the most ambitious Tyrant that ever disgraced . the page of history ; who, under the sacred mask of friendship, has dishonoured and dethroned your King, and repaid the generous hospitality of the Spanish nation by the cold-blooded murder of your countrymen, the violation of your wives and daugh ters, and the plunder and robbery, not only of your property, but of Your very temples. " The eyes of all Europe and of the world are at length opened, and it falls to the glorious lot of Spain to give to future ages a lasting example and proof of what a nation may do, determined to preserve its independence and its honour. England, ever the generous, the ancient, and faithful friend of Spain, could not be indifferent to the cruel destiny intended for you, nor to the gallant and noble exertions you are making for your very existence. She has, therefore, with the .charaCter istic magnanimity which belongs Co her, stood for ward in the hour of need and of danger, and with one universal sentiment, from the King to the lowest 6f his subjeds, devoted to your deliverance the pow erful aid of her fleets, her armies, and her trea 7 . sure. " Ono of the humblest, bat not least zealous of his Majesty's servants in your cause, has the honour, by his Royal order, and ‘ in his Royal name, to come amongst you, with the fullest assurances of his Ma jesty's gracious intentions of affording you every as sistance and supply you shall stand in need of ; and already there is upon your coast a powerful squadron for the prote&ion of your commerce and your shores. If a Spaniard is to be found, so vile an egotist, as not to fly, atthe sacred call of honour, to the standard of his God and of his King, let him look to those na tions who have ignominiously submitted to the bon dage of the Usurpo',:and read in their degradation the slavery and late irievitably.:prepared for his own. H.Let him think not, that a shameful and criminal neutrality will save him, or his Province, from the gripe of this monster, who is familiar with ingra titude. " Noble and gallant , Biscayans, preserve your an cient chara6ter - for bravery and heroism. Be true to yourselves, be unanimous and faithful in defence of your God, your King,, and every thing dear to the heart of man. " Let every man suppose, that the d e li ver a nce and salvation of Spain depends upon his individual arm; rely upon it; Providence seeing the justice of your cause, will crown your exertions with victory, and future ages will bless the‘Spanish name and na tion, as the saviours of the human rate. " P. K. ROCHE." ASTORGA, AUG. 27.—0 n the t t ill instant ar rived- here Colonel DOYLE, commissioned by the British Government to conduct to this country Spa nigh prisoners, 3000 in number, who have beep in. cotporated with our army. The same Otlicer - has also brought with him complete uniforms, muskets, ammunition, tumbrils, shirts, and stockings, for 10,000 men,.with 200,0001 b. of cheese, all of which articles are already on their way to the army. A million of piasters has also arrived in Corunna, and an equal sum at Gijon, with 30,000 muskets, and the necessary ammunition. , How striking is the contrast in the conduit of the inveterate enemies of the continent, and of the regenerators of Europe to wards us ?—The latter have repaid our alliance, the iintnense sacrifices we have mildest() maintain it, and the kind reception they experienced in our houses, with robberies and murders, with the most horrid profanation, and the abominable projea to overturn our Constitttion, destroy our religion, and load us with chains, in order to compel us. to serve their wicked ends ; whit the former dispense to 14s their treasures with a liberal hand, atford us all sorts of suc cours that we may be able to preserve our lities and independence, and all that is most dear to man.— Love and eternal gratitude to the generous Islanders, the redeemers of Europe ! execration without end to . the monsters of the human , race !—(Corres Politico de Sulamano, of Aug. 25.) TAR RAG2NA,AUG. be Di Tatci;kn trans mitted to his Excellency the Captain-General of this Principality by Count De Caldagues, Commander of the Ar►ny of Gerona, dated the loth inst. we collect the following narrative of the details of the glorious vi6lory acquired 'I3Y the troops composing that artily : " The - Count having received orders to compel the French to raise the siege of Gerona, instantly resolv"ed to carry theM into execution with his cha raeleristid gdOntry. 'He began his march, fOr this purpose, from Martoreil ;- and being inforMed on his route that'the enemy's force was not , le3s than from 7 to 8000'infa3iry, and ftom 8 to 900 cavalry, with a complete tjtin of audibly, he procceblec.l form a juna:on between such troops as be could colleet from the. precintls of Viet], iVlanresa, Gra 'toilers, and Tarrage, and those that were command ed by Captain D. Juan Claros, and who had for, some time been occupied in annoying the separate convoys which the enemy were conciliating from France, by the way of Figueras, to Gerona. - On his arrival at the town of pastella, he found that - he could muster about 6000 men in arms ; and though there were among them only about 300 veterans, and but a few more that were formed into. compa nies of miquelets, he did not hesitate *a wotneut to attack the enemy, upon a system adapted to the nay •ture of his and their force. On the 75th, in the morning, he reconnoitred the camp and positions of Duhesme. Ttie fortress of Monjui, reduced to the utmost extremity, could scarcely .hold. out le hours, in which case the loss of Gerona would be inevita ble. He therefore . immediately issued orders tor an• attack the next morning, according to the following, plan :—Don Joan Claroi, who was posted 'at Los Angeles with 2500 miquelets and peasants, was to move from his position as soon as the advanced guard of the main body came in. sight, and to attack the Hermitage of St. Miguel, which was occupied. by the French ; then forming his force into two or three columns, be, was to proceed to attack the re maining positiOns 'of the enemy, until he dislodged them frem the town of Carndura, and the adjoining encampment. Here he was to maintain himself, ia order to prevent the junetion of any succours which the enemy might bring from Sarria and Pour Ivia; jor, to draw off the attention of the troops occupied in, the siege of lionjui, and thus to facilitate a sally from the fortress ; whilst Caldagues should in the r,nean time support these operations, by attacking the batteries which played-upon Monjui in breach - and in reverse. " This meritorious Commander arranged his march in four divisions. The first was under the command of Don Francisco Milans, who, with 50 0 men, was to lead the van, and to serve as a skirmish ing party. To this division were attached 50 Royal sappers, commanded by Don Honorato De Fleires, and two field-pieces, under the command of Don Diego De Latta; Lieutenant of the Royal Corps of Artillery. The second division, consisting of 900 of the infantry of. Soria, and 948 ioiquelets, under the command of Don Manuel Rodet, Captain of Grenadiers. The third consisted of 743 men of the . 3d battalion of Lerida, commanded by Colonel Don . Juan Baget, whose rear was covered by the two re!. maining field-pieces. The fourth column, or thg. Corps of ,reserve, consisted of 1145 men, with 1 45 grenadiers of the infantry of Bourbon in their van, under the orders Of Don Juan O'Donovan, Ppm' - mandant of the 3d battalion of the regiment of in' I fantry of - Ultonia. Proceeding in this order, and arriving within a suitat4le distance of the eneiPP who were besieging Monjui, he ordered the division of Milans to form two subdivisions, and to ascend the mountain to the right and left; and that, a t the same dale, the 2d and ad columns should rapid!' advance, both to favour the sally from the fortress. and to pursue the enemy posted at St. Miguel, their advanced parties, and - those who occupied the pass and the eneamptnent of Camdura, who were then. retreating before the troops of claws and after - , wards to proceed against those who were pasted at Sarnia and Pont Major. "If the plan-was concert e d with judgmen t l% d foresight, the result most c om pl e t e l y correspot",% with it. All who had any share in executino . it 0 11 ,7 the most brilliant proofs of th e i r s kill an dvvalor"u r" The regiment of Ultonia, and the 9d - of Barcelon a ' r m those irresistible wa r ri o r s , under ' the coaiand 01 their worthy Officers .and valiant Chiefs, a N at ' cisso de la Valeta and D. Henriqne 1 1 7, tacked the enemy's batt er i es w i t h thebayonet, such ardour and celerity, that they scarcely gave thel Peteated'an enemy time to think o f res i s t anc e. ' thrown into confu s i o n in t h e i r Pos itiops, they pe rished or fled•under the imp u lse of the 'terror w ith which they wer e struc k by t h e va lour of the above mentioned troops. A a noment of repose friduced. them to return, in order to reconquer what they h ad just so ig nominiously lost ; but in this they were &i • appointed by the opportune arrival of the second di vision ; and on the advance of a small party of the i grenadiers of Soria, under the command of the brave Lieutenant D. Tadeo Aldea, who received.* glorious wound, the enemy retreated. Beaten at a': , points, they precipitat e ly sought tbr safety ,in h € centre of the plain of Sarria, on the other Side 01 ie the river, and under the protection of the w ho of their cavalry. In this description of force we wets unibrtunately deficient, owing to the Govern'?" o f Majorca having refused to assist us with ment of Spanish Hussars, wh o h av i ng been raise d in thc reg!" time of war, having se rve d w i t h reputat i on , an d be' ing in a better and more comp l ete con di tion t han any other corps in Spain, wou ld, b e y on d afi doubt, ha t e completely routed the e nem y on this o ccasion ; ha , . instead of this, the brave men who are so lavish of their blood in the service of their King and CountrY' groan under the misfortun e of not h av i ng been able to reap the just fruits of their heroism. " The engagement commencedat seven in the morning, and lasted until late in the evening , when there being no longer any enemy to ti g ht, the Cotn mander gave orders for pr o pe r ly garr i son ing the ferent points of defence, and f or p er mitting the ,troops to repose them se lV es . A t d ay -b re ak advit; . was received, that the e o ern y were retrea ting in t` - ` . divisions ; one towards' Barcelona, and the other to' wards Figueras, the only points of rendezvous whi t ► remained to them; leaving behind them considerab l e quantities of powder, shells, grenades, balls, (111 11.01 f howitzers, mortars, muskets, wheat, and other or" - Iles, the fruit of their rapine. Milans and Clan)s are pursuing them hi their retreat, in the routes which they have respeclively taken. " Such is the result of this memorable day,' in which the•troops, miquelets, and peasants have Co vered thendselves with glory. Gerona is deliitered' Duhesme humbled--the garrison of Barcelona e% tremely weakened—our troops flushed with an ar,: dour suited to the ithantages they haVe Obia ine( ! and'the eagles of the Great Nat)oleon'laid prostrat e in the 'dust, *and besmeared with .the blood o f his legions. Though we have not yet received a det'aiie o tt . atatemetit 'Of their 0 killed and wounded, we Fan ?, ,6 Shively assert, "that on the tops and sides 1 mountains, in the dales, 'in the'vicinity of the f a ! houses, acid itl short in all directions, 'are to be sec: the dead' bodies Frenlirnett.;' and, according _, l the information received, they carried With tll, thirty \yawns filled with the wouuded. i _i i I